Garment-fastener.



No. 780,897. PATENTED JAN. 24, 1905 r. E. MILLER.

GARMENT FASTENER.

APPLIOATIOK FILED JULY 27, 1904.

" UNITED STATES Patented January 24, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE. 1

GARMENT-FASTENER- SPECIFICATION forming at of Letters Patent No. 780,897, dated. January 24, i905. Application filed July 27, 1904. Serial No. 218,409.

To a, whom, it nearly concern.-

' fore present in hook structures and has means whereby the bend of the hook is held securely.

to the garment or fabric to which it is sewed and adapted to be applied close to the edge of a garment or with the bend of the bill directly in line with the garment edge or at a distance from such edge. The stitches securing the bend of the hook when the latter is applied are shielded from injury by friction of the coupling-eye during the operations of assembling and disassociating the hook and cyeand while the eye is in engagement with the hook. The hook is symmetrical in shape and is devoid of objectionable projections or other structural features, and pulling, tearing, or fraying the most delicate fabric is avoided. Furthermore, the present form of hook can be used with any eye now commonly known in the market, and when the eye and improved book are assembled the opening fastened thereby will be prevented from gaping. The im proved hook is also adapted for use with meet ing or overlapping edges of a garment or the edges of two pieces of cloth and is capable of being quickly and firmly applied.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hook embodying the features of the invention and shown applied. Fig. 2is a side elevation of the hook. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 looking toward the opposite side of the hook. Fig. i is a top plan view of the hook, showing the bill broken away.

The numeral 1 designates the shank of the hook composed of two members or parts, one of which terminates in a rear eye 2 and the silient action to accommodate the assemblage and disassociation of the usual eye member with the hook. The hook also has a bill 5 continuous with the shank and projecting rearwardly over the hump or shoulder 3, said bill being struck upwardly at its free end to facilitate the movement of the coupling-eye member into and out of the hook. The bend, 6 of the bill at its base includes the essential feature of the invention, which consists of a horizontal securing or thread eye 7, which is continuous with one member of the bend and with one member of the shank, the opposite member of the shank over the eye being upstruck, as at 8, to form a recess 9 to permit the eye 7 to lie flush with the bottom of the shank and also to have the outer portion of the eye in line with the maximum projection of the bend, the shank adjacent to the latter between the shank and the bill being thus providedwith a seat-bend. A space 10 is provided between the eye 7 and the under side of the bend of the hook to permit the ready application of securing-stitches to the said eye. The shank and bill are composed of two members provided by doubling or rebending the material of which the hook is made up, and these members cooperate to render the hook structure effective, and particularly in placing the horizontal securing- Furthermore, in View Without liability of slipping or becoming loose by continued use, and both temporary and permanent distortions of the bill are prevented and convenience in assemblage and disconnection of the coupling-eye with respect to the hook results. By positioning the eye 7 as set forth injury to the fabric or garment to which the hook is attached is prevented, and, moreover, the continuation of this eye with respect to the shank and bill is advantageous in that when stitches are passed therethrough and connected to the fabric or garment a more positive attachmentwill ensue.

The Wire used in constructing the hook will be of resilient nature, and it is proposed to accommodate various applications to vary the proportions and dimensions of the hook. Furthermore, in some instances the hook will be plated to resist corrosion; but in the cheaper grades of the hook wire will be used in the construction of the same having non-corroding characteristics.

Having thus fully described the invention, What is claimed as new is 1. A hook of the class set forth, having a shank and bill continuing from the latter, and a securing-eye located under the bend between the shank and bill and having its outer maximum projecting portion in vertical alinement with the maximum projection of said bend, a part of the shank being up-struck to provide a recess for the eye.

2. A hook of the class set forth having a shank, a bill, the shank and bill being composed of cooperating members, and a securing-eye continuous with one member of the shank and bill and located under the forward extremity of one member of the shank and the bend between the latter and the bill, said eye having its under portion in a plane coincident with the under portion of the shank and in line with the maximum projection of the bend between the bill and the shank.

3. A hook of the class set forth, having a shank and a bill continuous therewith, the shank having an up-struck portion to form a recess at its forward extremity and provided with a horizontally-disposed securing-eye under the said recess and within the maximum projection of the bend between the shank and the bill, the eye being continuous with a portion of the bend of the bill and located below said bend.

A. A hook of the class set forth, having a seat-recess at the forward extremity of the shank members thereof between the latter and the bend of the bill members of the hook, and a horizontally-disposed eye continuous with one member of the shank and bend of the bill and located in the recess under the bill within the maximum projection of the latter, the outer terminal of the eye being in vertical alinement with the members of the bond.

5. A hook of the class set forth, having a shank and bill continuous therewith, the shank adjacent to the bend between the latter and the bill having a seat-recess formed therein, and a securing-eye continuous with the shank and the bend between the same and the bill, the said eye being horizontally-disposed and located under the said bend in the recess and also terminating within the maximum projection of the bend between the bill and shank, a space being formed between the bend and the eye.

6. A hook of the class set forth, having a shank with a rebent portion struck up to form a hump and a bill continuous with the shank through the medium of an interi'nediate bend, the bill projecting over the hump, the shank and bill being composed of cooperating mem bers, one member of the shank adjacent to the bend between the same and the bill having an up-struck portion to provide a seat-bend, and a horizontally -disposed eye located wholly within the seat-bend and under the bend between the shank and the hill.

7. A hook of the class set forth, having a shank with a part thereof up-struck adjacent to and under the bend between the bill and the shank, the shank and bill being composed of cooperating members, and a horizontallydisposed securing-eye continuous with one member of the shank and one member of the bend between the bill and the shank, said eye being located under theupstruck portion and wholly under the bend between the bill and the shank.

in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing \vitmesses.

FRANK E. MILLER.

u Witnesses:

G-uR'rm A. MAsoN, Geo. 1). Gibson, Jr. 

